Pin-back button
Classification:
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pin-back campaign button; inscribed "SIEGEL/ASSEMBLY"
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Falk
Object Number:
2002.30.16
Marks:
On rim: N. G. Slater Corp. N.Y.C 11
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
46144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back campaign button
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Pin back button; inscribed "BADILLO."
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Falk
Object Number:
2002.30.10
Marks:
On rim: N. G. Slater Corp., N.Y.C.
Gallery Label:
Herman Badillo was the first Puerto Rican borough president of The Bronx (1966-1969) and the first Puerto Rican voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-1976). He ran unsuccessfully for the mayoralty in 1969 and 1973.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
46143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back button
Classification:
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pin-back campaign button; inscribed "KEEP/THE MAYOR/MAYOR"
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Falk
Object Number:
2002.30.9
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
46142
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back campaign button "NIXON/FOR PRESIDENT"; black and white image of Richard M. Nixon in center; red, white and blue.
Object Number:
INV.6727
Gallery Label:
Richard M. Nixon was the Republican nominee for President in 1968 against Hubert Humphrey. He became President and was re-elected for a second term in 1972.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
46130
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Cardboard, sequin, thread
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Handmade circular cardboard badge; on obverse: Yiddish script; sequins, pink thread; blue, green, pink, red, black and blue; on reverse: "Yiddish/Script/Humphrey/+/Muskie/1968; handwritten in blue ink.
Object Number:
INV.6636.1
Gallery Label:
Hubert H. Humphrey was a Democratic nominee in the 1968 Presidential primaries. He lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
46129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
ca.1972
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "IMPEACH/NIXON!"; white and red.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Object Number:
2001.75
Gallery Label:
Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States in 1969 and was re-elected in 1972. He resigned his Presidency due to the Watergate scandal, in which he allowed the break-in and electronic bugging of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment and office building complex.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1972
eMuseum Object ID:
46128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1976
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "JIMMY CARTER/for PRESIDENT in '76"; green and white; image of Jimmy Carter.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Object Number:
2001.82
Gallery Label:
In 1976, James Carter was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, defeating Gerald Ford for re-election.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1976
eMuseum Object ID:
46127
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back button
Classification:
Date:
1936
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "AMERICAN/LABOR/PARTY"; image of Franklin D. Roosevelt; red, white and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Object Number:
2001.98
Gallery Label:
The American Labor Party helped endorse Democratic nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt for President in his run for re-election in 1936.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
46121
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back button
Classification:
Date:
1950-1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "KENNEDY"; blue and white.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Object Number:
2001.84
Gallery Label:
This button could have been worn by a supporter for John F. Kennedy, who won the presidential election in 1960, or Robert F. Kennedy, who ran for a seat in the Senate in 1964 and won the Democratic nomination for President in 1968.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
46120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back button
Classification:
Date:
1988
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "GOVERNOR WILSON"; image of the Governor; blue and white.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Object Number:
2001.72
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1988
eMuseum Object ID:
46119
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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